The 600 yr eruptive history of Villarrica Volcano (Chile) revealed by annually laminated lake sediments

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 481-498

  Van Daele, M ^a   Moernaut, J ^a,b   Silversmit, G ^a   Schmidt, S ^c   Fontijn, K ^d   Heirman, K ^a   Vandoorne, W ^a   De Clercq, M ^a   Van Acker, J ^a   Wolff, C ^e   Pino, M ^f   Urrutia, R ^g   Roberts, S J ^h   Vincze, L ^a   De Batist, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^h BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITS; HAZARDS; LAKES; MINERALS; SEDIMENTS;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; GRAIN-SIZE ANALYSIS; HISTORICAL RECORDS; LACUSTRINE TURBIDITES; MICRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; RECURRENCE INTERVALS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; VOLCANIC EXPLOSIVITY INDICES;

VOLCANOES;

CATCHMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLASS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAHAR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CHILE; SOUTHERN VOLCANIC ZONE; VILLARRICA VOLCANO;

EID: 84896340305     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 19432674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30798.1     Document Type: Article

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